Steve woke up to a blurred picture of long brown hair a deep familiar voice was murmuring in Russian.
" Хороший мальчик , любовь моя , проснись( Good boy , my love , wake up)." Then the mysterious man turned to the waiting nurse and he spoke again but this time in heavily accented English. "He needs water get some immediately!"
"Yes sir."
"Bu...bu.."Steve tried to speak but the man who looked like Bucky but was probably just a figment of Steve's drugged imagination put metal finger to his lips. "Hush дорогой you need to heal. My name is James and we are to be married. You are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. You shall want for nothing, food,clothes, children anything you wish."
"The water sir. And I brought vanilla ice cream just in case Captain Rogers was hungry." Said the nurse rushing back in. "And it's time for more pain meds."
James dipped the spoon into the frozen treat. "Open up Darling."
Steve ate every bite James fed him,and every drop of water. When he was finally finished James got into the hospital bed with him and began to read out loud from the book Steve had left on his bedside table the previous night. It had been Bucky's favorite sci-fi novel back in the 40s, a gift from Tony Stark. The soft timbre of James' voice gently lulled him into blissful sleep.
It was a couple of days before Steve was cleared to go home. James had stayed by his side, only leaving to get assignment briefings from Pierce and of course fulfilling said assignments. While James was gone Rumlow kept Steve occupied. They played cards, board games, knocked a few movies off of Steve's list, and Steve inquired about Nat and his other friends, to which Rumlow told half truths at the behest of both Pierce and James, to protect Steve from knowing the whole truth about Insight and by extension James' work with HYDRA so he wouldn't meddle with HYDRA'S plan.
As James pushed Steve out to the SUV Pierce had provided for the Asset's missions he sighed heavily, he hated feeling helpless. James laughed.
" расслабиться любовь (Relax Love). Once we get home you can rest and draw all day in your comfortable arm chair."
Steve sighed again this time more calmly, that did sound nice.
What happened next surprised him. James lifted him into his arms and his mouth connected with Steve's in a passionate kiss. It registered in his brain as better than his kiss with Peggy Carter, maybe because this was Bucky, he didn't know how but he was sure of it, the only one he really truly loved to the bottom of his soul. This kiss put fire in his veins and made his heart pump faster. His hands tangled in James's hair as tongues battled.
"Oh, James," he moaned as James pulled away.
James chuckled, "Later darling in our bed, tonight I promise"